Matsushita Electric has developed Smart, a three-dimensional VLSI circuitry simulation system that analyses the device structure of semiconductor elements in three dimensions and outputs the result in graphic form; it is claimed to be more accurate than previous systems with a simulation error rate of less than 5%, and if it is run on supercomputer it reduces the processing time by factor of 20 compared with earlier systems; functions handled include processing the simulation of the distribution impurities, and of the flow of electric current, permitting analysis of design rule geometries down to 0.5 microns.
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC HAS DEVELOPED SMART
